#TIE HEADSAIL CLEW TO ROLLER FURLING TV#
#TIE HEADSAIL CLEW TO ROLLER FURLING FREE#

When furling the jib the furling rope rolls off the pipe and down around the forestay and snap clip this means your cable clip is too close to the snap clip on the forestay. I suggest using the following directions to figure the distance from the snap clip you should mount the cable clip.

#TIE HEADSAIL CLEW TO ROLLER FURLING FREE#

It allows the furling rope to slide free but it also keeps the slack in the rope from wraping around the pipe wrong and fouling out the system. This works like a drag on a fishing reel.

#TIE HEADSAIL CLEW TO ROLLER FURLING TV#

The clamps I am refering to are the type you get at your local hardware store for holding your cable TV wires to the out side of the house. You can see from the photos that I also used a cheap cable clip on my bowsprit to hold the furling sheet connected to the bungi. STEP #10 Now tie the snap clip to the rope pulling the rope tightly so that there is no slack between both cilps on the pipe. STEP #9 Now take the last washer and slide the rope through it placing it tightly against the end cap.

STEP #8 Take the other end cap and slide the rope through it up to the pipe and tap it onto the open end of the pipe. (at this point you should have a piece of pipe with a bungi cord sticking out 4' from the bottom of it and a rope with an end cap,washer,and snap clip tied to the end going through the pipe) STEP #7 Now slide rope or cable with end cap,washer,and snap clip on it through the piece of pipe.Once rope is through the opposite end of the pipe pull through and tap end cap onto the pipe. STEP #6 Place bungi cord through the hole in the pipe and slide it through the bottom of the pipe just far enough to tie a knot on the end of the bungi.Once knot is tied pull bungi back through the hole so that the knot keeps the bungi from pulling out of the pipe.

STEP #5 Drill a hole at the 4' mark on your pipe( Make hole in pipe the same width as the bungi cord) STEP #4 Take the joint of PVC pipe and cut it 4' longer than your jib (the 4' allows your furling rope to wrap around the pipe without rolling around your jib). STEP #3 Now slide a washer then an end cap onto the cable or rope (remember to face the open end of the end cap away from the snap clip or carribiner) STEP #2 Take the length of rope or cable you plan on using as your forestay (rope or cable that extends from the front of your PDR to the top of your mast) and attach a snap clip or carribiner with a knot (if using cable use a cable clamp). STEP #1 Take a drill bit the same thickness as the rope or cable you are planning on using and drill a hole through the top of both the PVC end caps.Drill as close to center as you can.

Tie headsail clew to roller furling